Chapter 1298 and then to New York

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Citibank is a retail bank under Citigroup, its main predecessor is the "City Bank of New York" established on June 16, 1812, after nearly two centuries of development, mergers and acquisitions, has become one of the largest banks in the United States, but also a large international bank with branches in nearly 150 countries and regions around the world!

In the 2003 ranking of the world's top 1,000 banks by The Banker magazine, Citigroup ranked first with a first-tier capital of 66.9 billion, total assets of about 1,264 billion yuan, and a profit of about 17.88 billion US dollars, accounting for 6.1% of the total profit of 252.4 billion US dollars of the 1,000 large banks.

There is no doubt that Citibank is the world's top financial giant in this era. And the Stillman family and the Rockefeller family, who controlled them, also have unimaginably huge influence in the United States and even the world.

399 Park Avenue in New York City, home to Citibank's headquarters, is towering enough and massive enough to make anyone who passes by it respect.

However, Liu Dong, who parked the car not far from here, was looking at the towering building in the distance with evil eyes. The greed that occasionally popped up in his eyes seemed to be a huge piece of fat instead of a building in the distance.

In fact, it is indeed a piece of fat in Liu Dong's eyes.

"The Stillman family, you forced me to do this!"

After the thought fell, Liu Dong parked the car on the side of the road. Then after finding a place where no one was, he used the relics to escape into the ground in an instant. Then he walked towards the Citibank headquarters building in the distance.

For a long time, although the relics Yuanguang has an almost 'invincible' advantage in stealing. But Liu Dong has been controlling his desires and does not want to use his abilities unlimitedly. Otherwise, the growing greed of the heart will eventually bring destruction.

But this time, Liu Dong really has no more options.

Originally, he thought that enough funds would ensure that Standard Chartered Bank could turn the corner this time. But after getting the news from Martin Bouig that it was the Stillman and Rothschild families who were dealing with him behind the scenes this time, Liu Dong knew that things would definitely not be so easy to solve.

And he is alone. Nor is it confident that they will be able to deal with the dozen or so wealthy families led by Stillman and the Rothschilds, as well as many more who want to take advantage of the opportunity.

Therefore, being forced to be helpless, Liu Dong could only use extraordinary measures. So, he came to New York.

It is necessary not only to be generous to others, but also to divert the attention of the world's financial circles from the current focus on Standard Chartered Bank.

"Sure enough, it is a veteran bank that has been established for nearly 200 years. There are really a lot of things in this vault!" After quietly entering the vault of Citibank, Liu Dong couldn't help but admire the surrounding space of 400 square meters, as well as the gold reserves that represented wealth accumulated in the space, and the neatly arranged bundles of brand-new dollars, pounds and euros of foreign exchange.

While not all of Citibank's wealth is stored at its headquarters, it is certainly where they store the most of their wealth.

In fact, it is true, Liu Dong took a turn in the vault and counted it briefly. Unceremoniously, the 90 tons of gold, 5.8 billion US dollars, 1 billion pounds, and 2.2 billion euro banknotes stored here were all collected into his mustard seed space!

"The Stillman family, see how you cry then!"

After snorting coldly, Liu Dong exited the vault along the same path. However, when he saw the archive not far above his head, his heart moved. Turned back and planted a time bomb in the archives.

Then Liu Dong thought about it for a while, and with a wicked smile, he came out of the mustard seed space again. After throwing to the ground some of the Taliban militant signs that were harvested in Afghanistan more than a year ago.

I've found the backstabber. Liu Dong left Citibank's headquarters satisfied, but this time he came out of a utility room inside the Japanese consulate in New York, instead of where he had parked.

"Let you dogs bite your dogs!"

Even if they knew that the Japanese were not suspicious, the Stillman family, which had suffered heavy losses, would definitely put this pot on the heads of the Japanese.

As for the Rockefeller family, who were affected by this, Liu Dong did not feel the slightest embarrassment in his heart.

Steven Rockefeller and he were more just using each other, and there wasn't much friendship to talk about.

But the robbery of Citibank is over. It's not over yet.

Before dawn, Liu Dong went to HSBC's U.S. headquarters in New York.

If the Stillman family is not happy, it will certainly not be easy for the Rothschilds, who secretly control a significant stake in HSBC.

However, HSBC's assets at its U.S. headquarters apparently do not have as many as Citibank's headquarters. But 45 tons of gold, $3.5 billion, 900 million pounds, and 1.5 billion euros of wealth are enough for Liu Dong to be satisfied.

In fact. There are many financial institutions around HSBC's US headquarters and Citibank's global headquarters, and Liu Dong can also 'see' the mountains of wealth in them through the relics Yuanguang.

However, in order to avoid things from getting into trouble, Liu Dong restrained the desire in his heart very well.

He just wanted to make a fuss and take the attention of the financial circles away from Standard Chartered Bank, but he didn't want to attract the attention of the US government! Although Uncle Sam was limited to the bad war in Afghanistan and could not spare much energy, Liu Dong was also unwilling to take risks.

After finishing everything, Liu Dong drove back to the hotel where he was staying.

"It's almost time?"

As soon as Liu Dong finished muttering to himself, he heard two explosions in the bustling area of Manhattan outside the window. Of course, the explosion was not loud, and it was far from earth-shattering.

Even Liu Dong couldn't see the fireworks that exploded when he stood by the window. But he understood that these two explosions would boil the whole of New York, and that the resulting repercussions would bring about a seismic change in the international financial situation.

"But...... That's what I want!" After smiling slightly, listening to the fire truck siren sounding outside, Liu Dong closed the curtains with a 'bang'.

Then he moved out of the house at dawn and returned to his villa on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

"Chairman, good news, great news!"

Feng Jianhui, who received Liu Dong to New York early in the morning, ran in early in the morning with a newspaper in his hand and an excited face.

Seeing that he was happy and his cheeks were red, he was simply the same as his usual calm and steady judgment.

However, Liu Dong also understands his excitement. Over the past few weeks, the pressure has been on Feng Jianhui, who will take over as president and chief executive of Standard Chartered Bank.

The almost irreversible decline has been pressing on Feng Jianhui's heart, making him almost breathless.

But now with the two explosions last night, everything is different!

"Jianhui, what happened to make you happy like this? Could it be that the stock price of Standard Chartered Bank has stabilized, or is the run and asset loss over?" Liu Dong, who pretended to be confused, said with a smile.

"Chairman, Standard Chartered's share price is still slowly falling, and the run and asset loss are not over, but these will definitely improve significantly. You see, this is the New York Times, which was just published this morning!"

After Liu Dong took over the newspaper, Feng Jianhui still said excitedly: "It was reported above that at 3 o'clock in the morning last night, an explosion occurred at the headquarters of Citibank and the headquarters of HSBC, and the fire caused by the explosion burned most of the floor! Although the time is too short, the losses of the two banks have not been announced for the time being, but they are certainly not a small amount. Moreover, as soon as the New York stock market opened today, the stock prices of the two banks fell by more than a dozen percentage points each. ”

"I believe that as the stock prices of the two banks fall, they will inevitably experience different degrees of runs and asset losses. For all this time, much of the attention that has been focused on us at Standard Chartered has shifted to them. As long as we can stabilize the stock price and come up with a few more good news, then this Standard Chartered crisis can pass!"

Liu Dong briefly glanced at the newspaper in his hand a few times, smiled and nodded, "This is indeed good news!

"I understand!" Feng Jianhui nodded in agreement, but the expression of joy on his face was not reduced at all at this moment.

Liu Dong didn't say much about this.

After being suppressed for so long, I finally waited for a good news, and I should indeed be happy and happy.

"By the way, Jianhui, you send a letter to Chris Stillman, the patriarch of the Stillman family, for me, saying that I want to visit!"

"The Stillman family?"

"That's right!" Liu Dong nodded.

And looking at the unfathomable look on his face, Feng Jianhui vaguely guessed something. However, the matter is too important, and Liu Dong doesn't say that he can't ask too much.

"I see!"

After sending Feng Jianhui away, Liu Dong looked at the newspaper on the table, and after more than a month of gloomy face, he finally showed a happy smile again.

One night's action cost Citibank nearly $13 billion and HSBC nearly $8 billion! Compared to the trillions of dollars in assets of the two banks, these two figures are not too large. But the asset, while huge, doesn't exactly belong to the bank. What really belongs to the bank is Tier 1 capital.

The $13 billion cost Citibank almost a fifth of its Tier 1 capital and HSBC nearly a sixth. This directly lowered the strength of the two financial giants by a notch.

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